漢字道KANJIDO

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コウ
Kun
さめ・みずち
Meaning
shark

Origin

ORIGIN

魚 "fish" with 交 "to cross": the fish whose skin bears a fine crossing pattern — the shark.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • さめ

    shark

  • 鮫肌さめはだ

    rough, sharkskin-like skin

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

水族館で鮫を間近に見た。

I saw sharks up close at the aquarium.

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